EA: proposed rating system for UK games unacceptable – Ars Technica

EA: proposed rating system for UK games unacceptable – Ars Technica
When the Byron Report came out in the UK a few months ago, a large portion of the video game industry breathed a sigh of relief when they read its conclusions. Instead of reading a report condemning video games and touting censorship, the report made

Serious Fun and Games for Customer Service Training – TechNewsWorld
The enterprise is just beginning to scratch the surface of possibilities for putting video game technologies to smart business uses. One is customer service training. Sophisticated systems that can measure subtleties like employee-customer eye

Around the Web 6.30.08: Guitar Hero Aerosmith, EBay fines and iPhone – Los Angeles Times Blogs
– Jon Healey says the most interesting part of Rhapsody’s announcement is the partnership to stream music for free to sites including iLike and eventually Yahoo and VH1. Bit Player — A French court ordered EBay to pay $59 million to LVMH Moet

Red Thumb Games Releases Innovative PC Game ‘Shelled! Online’ – Newsblaze.com
EUGENE, Ore., June 30 /PRNewswire/ — Indie video game developer Red Thumb Games released “Shelled! Online” today, available exclusively at www.redthumbgames.com . Shelled! Online is a downloadable PC game available as a free trial with purchase

Current Season Results And Upcoming Games – Sbrforum.com

Current Season Results And Upcoming Games – Sbrforum.com
GALARRAGA is 0-2 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 5.25 and a WHIP of 1.667. His team’s record is 0-2 (-2.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.2 units) PERKINS is 1-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 1.17 and a

To print this page, select “Print” from the File menu of your browser – Salon
Jun. 30, 2008 | Spain is the champion of Euro 2008 and it’s a fitting end. The Spanish are an entertaining team, and this was as entertaining as any soccer tournament has a right to be. Desperate comebacks were the rule, late in second halves and

Minnesota vs. Detroit – CBS Sportsline
The Minnesota Twins know they’re playing some of the best baseball in the majors as the season reaches its halfway point. The Detroit Tigers may be the only team playing better. The Tigers, winners of five in a row and 15 of 18, and the Twins

Please input the letters/numbers that appear in the image below. (not – DailyTech

Please input the letters/numbers that appear in the image below. (not – DailyTech
Take-Two may have to dish out large amount of pocket change; not to the people who were offended, but for the lawyers who represented them Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive learned with each new Grand Theft Auto video game that lawyers, parents

Blizzard ends the suspense and announces Diablo III – DailyTech
Blizzard Entertainment today confirmed it is working on Diablo III, a video game long rumored to be in production with little chatter from Blizzard. Announced for the first time during Blizzard’s 2008 WorldWide Invitational (WWI), the company also

Sony aims for profitability in TVs, video games by next March, CEO – Silicon Valley
TOKYO – Sony outlined its strategy for growth Thursday geared at regaining its lead in TVs, wiping out the red ink in video games and investing 1.8 trillion yen in future technology. Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer vowed the company will become

3,494 and counting: Ballhawk in league all his own – USA Today
Zack Hample holds up the four baseballs that he got during batting practice for his collection in the left field stands of Coors Field in Denver. Hample, who had at last count 3,487 balls in his collection, picked up two more before the game was over

Madden video game has become larger than life – Newsday
Shaun Alexander already was one of the most accomplished players in the NFL . He’d led the league in rushing and touchdowns, been named MVP, gone to three Pro Bowls and played a big part in the Seahawks’ roll to Super Bowl XL. But that wasn’t enough

Bonine quiets Rockies hitters – Detroit News

Bonine quiets Rockies hitters – Detroit News
Tigers 7, Rockies 1 Bonine quiets Rockies hitters Rookie improves to 2-0 by getting Colorado batters to hit into 18 ground outs in 8 innings. Lynn Henning / The Detroit News

New ball game in ticket-sales arena – Philadelphia Daily News
Out on the sidewalk, business seemed pathetic. The sold-out Phillies game with the Los Angeles Angels, about to start, caused little obvious ticket buying or selling outside Citizens Bank Park. “I’m Little Joe Moe; if I make $100, I’m happy,” said

Venus Williams, Jankovic reaches Wimbledon fourth round – CBS Sportsline
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -No slow start for Venus Williams this time. After struggling in tight first sets in her opening two matches, the defending champion moved out quickly Saturday and raised her game when she needed it in the second to beat

Parents Confused about Nutrition and Exercise Best Practices – MSN MoneyCentral

Parents Confused about Nutrition and Exercise Best Practices – MSN MoneyCentral
While more than two-thirds of parents surveyed say they are concerned about the healthy ingredients in the food their child eats, just under half of parents know the correct number of recommended daily servings of whole grains for children. And more

Blalock’s return delayed; Laird out four to six weeks – ESPN.com
Blalock, a two-time All-Star third baseman who is changing positions, had been scheduled to be activated from the disabled list in time for Tuesday night’s game at Houston.

Underdog tag spurring Semih on – ESPN.com
Turkey forward Semih Senturk is happy for everyone to continue to write his side off as they look to make it through to a European Championship final for the first time on tomorrow night. Turkey are already in uncharted waters having never before

Related Content from all Around the Web – New York Daily News
Funny man. . Croton-on- George Carlin dead? @#$*% &!. . Joe O’Hagan . . Fightin’ words. . Westhampton, L.I.: I am appalled at the Bramhall cartoon If the New York Mets turn their season around and become serious contenders again, it will have a

Mad Catz to Report Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter Results, Host Conference – MSN MoneyCentral
For the conference call, please call five minutes in advance to ensure that you are connected. Questions and answers will be taken only from participants on the conference call. For the webcast, please allow 15 minutes to register and download and

Lawyer: Disgraced NBA ref should get to keep pay – Boston Globe

Lawyer: Disgraced NBA ref should get to keep pay – Boston Globe
NEW YORK— A defense lawyer says disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy shouldn’t have to return about $500,000 in pay from three seasons starting in 2003. The NBA wants Donaghy to pay it back because he admitted betting on many games during that period

Is X Factor watching you on your webcam? – Guardian Unlimited
Several years ago, I made a prediction: that Sony and other games companies would use the explosion of music-based games, such as SingStar and Dance Dance Revolution, to pull new record talent from their pool of millions of players. At the time I was

Giants give G Chris Snee 6-year, $43.5M extension – FOX News
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants guaranteed that their offensive line will stay together for the foreseeable future, signing guard Chris Snee on Wednesday to a six-year, $43.5 million contract extension. Snee, 26, will earn nearly $24

NY judge questions NBA’s restitution request – Salon
Jun 25th, 2008 | NEW YORK — A federal judge cast doubt Wednesday on the NBA’s demand that disgraced referee Tim Donaghy pay nearly $1.4 million in restitution, saying he might not have to foot the bill for an internal review of refereeing done in

Blame game over Telstra tour expenses – The Australian

Blame game over Telstra tour expenses – The Australian
FINANCE Minister Lindsay Tanner has blamed the previous government for a damning audit report finding that Telstra executives left a lavish trail of expenses on an overseas tour to tout Telstra shares. A report by the Australian National Audit Office

Fable 2 arriving in October? – Gamespot News
Source: The latest Fable 2 developer diary posted to Lionhead Studios’ Web site . What we heard: Peter Molyneux has wanted to tell gamers when they can expect his studio’s next ambitious Xbox 360 title for quite some time now. Never one to temper the

Stumpy’s son stars for Aussies – News.com.au
Ugly crowd scenes have marred Australia’s comprehensive 84-run victory over the West Indies with fans hurling plastic bottles on the playing field in a bitter ending to today’s game in St Vincent. Play was suspended for more than 10 minutes with

‘Neanderthal tools’ found at dig – BBC Science/Nature

‘Neanderthal tools’ found at dig – BBC Science/Nature
When the site was first discovered at the start of the 20th Century, there were 2,300 stone tools found when the foundations were being dug for a huge new house to be built there. But for many years, the tools were considered to be fakes. All but a

Monarchs win 200th game – San Francisco Gate
Crystal Kelly scored 13 points and Adrian Williams-Strong added 11 to help the Sacramento Monarchs beat the Chicago Sky 82-70 on Sunday night at Arco Arena for the franchise’s 200th victory. Ticha Penicheiro and Kara Lawson each had 10 points as the

Tigers speed up comeback crawl – Detroit News
SAN DIEGO — Those baby steps with which the Tigers began to bounce back some time ago from their miserable 60-game start have widened. “We’re moving in the right direction,” manager Jim Leyland said. “We’re not sprinting, we’re crawling, but we’re

Spain beat Italy in “ugly game” in quarterfinals of Euro 2008 – Xinhua News Agency
VIENNA, June 22 (Xinhua) — Spain beat world champions Italy 4-2 in penalty shootout to win the “ugly game” in the quarterfinals of Euro 2008 on Sunday. The game was forced to extra time after the score was deadlocked at 0-0 after 90 minutes and

Demons pile on pressure as weariness plagues Swans – News.com.au
Email article Share Add to Digg Add to del.icio.us Post to NewsVine Post to Facebook What are these? Printer friendly Text size + – IT’S a fair bet Sydney coach Paul Roos will order his players to put the feet up for a few days during their break

Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway Q&A with video – Monsters and Critics

Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway Q&A with video – Monsters and Critics
A quick Q&A with Randy Pitchford, President of Gearbox, in regards to destructible environments in their upcoming game, Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway. Questions are answered by Randy Pitchford (Gearbox President) and Benny Wilson (Programmer

Weekend Reading: Could Spore Fail? – Softpedia
Spore is that kind of game which makes you want it so bad that it starts hurting when you realize September is still a few months away. Also, with the recently released Creature Creator, Maxis and Electronic Arts have managed to prove once again that

SIDEBAR: The GameSpot News Blog – Gamespot News

SIDEBAR: The GameSpot News Blog – Gamespot News
Introducing PressSpotting! Renowned game journalism ombudsman Kyle Orland’s new column on the game media makes its debut on GameSpot. These are just some of the questions that I get asked all the time by the imaginary people in my head. Or they

Local video game wins honors – Baton Rouge Advocate
What goes into a creating a computer video game? Joshua Wascom and Nicholas Scheurich can tell you, since they were on the team that made the adventure game “Aristeia.” The two took part in a computer game design course offered through LSU where they

Wagner’s got game at Travelers – San Francisco Gate
Johnson Wagner says he could shoot a 61 while playing the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn., on his old Sega Genesis video game as a kid. The actual course didn’t give Wagner much more of a challenge Thursday in the Travelers Championship on

Black Hints III (PS2) – Softpedia
Black is a video game developed by Criterion Studios, best known for their Burnout series of racing games, for the publisher Electronic Arts. Developed for the Microsoft Xbox gaming platform and for the PlayStation 2 from Sony, Black is a shooter

Adidas vs. Nike: Battle of the Soccer Ads – BusinessWeek
Euro 2008, the European football championship, produced some sublime moments of play even before the teams reached the quarterfinals. Think of Michael Ballack’s arching free kick into the corner of the Austrian goal to give Germany the game, or